Apple's Leader has died at the age of 56, having recently stepped down as Apple's CEO. He wasn't trained as a designer or an engineer. But he was one of the greatest users of technology ever. That was his secret asset.

We asked three hall-of-fame graphic artists, and one cult "commix" artist, to create cover art inspired by the issue's theme, "The United States of Design." The results drew inspiration from Ellis Island to American Cowboys.

In an age of wireless everything, spies have gone from bugging phone wires to pulling data from smartphones, tracking not just your voice but your whereabouts too. Take a look at the ways you're being watched—by both criminals and law enforcers.